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Mixing bowl composition
This is the ingredients list as printed on the packaging or manufacturer's website.
Think of the 'mixing bowl' composition like a recipe - all the ingredients you would need to put in a 'mixing bowl' in order to make the food.
Ingredients have to be listed in descending order of their weight so the higher it appears, the more there is.
Highlighted ingredients
Ingredients that we believe to be controversial or inferior are highlighted in yellow with particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredients in red.
As fed composition
While the 'mixing bowl' composition is useful for knowing what went into the food, it doesn't always reflect what your dog is actually eating. This is because the processes that turn the ingredients into the finished pet food can significantly alter the relative weights of the ingredients.
For this reason we've calculated the approximate 'as fed' percentages for the main ingredient categories in the finished product.
Please note that these figures are very approximate. They are estimates based on the information provided by the manufacturer in the ingredients list so the clearer the terminology and the more percentages they provide, the more accurate our estimates will be. Wherever information is lacking, we always assume the worst.
Ingredient categories
◉ Meat ingredients: includes all meat and fish ingredients except isolated fats/oils.
◉Added oils and fats: includes all isolated oil and fat ingredients.
◉ Carb-rich ingredients: includes all ingredients derived from grains, pseudo-grains, potatoes and other starchy root vegetables, sweet potato and legumes (except whole peas which are categorised under fruit and veg) except for isolated protein and extracted oils. Also includes fibre supplements.
◉ Fruit and veg: includes all whole vegetables and fruits.
◉ Other: all other ingredients. Mostly made up by nutritional supplements and additives.
For more information on any ingredient, please take a look at our Dog Food Ingredient Glossary
The dry matter level of a nutrient is the percentage there would be in the food if all of the water was removed.
With water taken out of the equation, these figures allow the nutrient levels of foods of different types (like wet and dry) to be compared on an even playing field.
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76.98 out of 100 - Good
Our unique product ratings are calculated based on a number of characteristics including the quality and quantity of the stated ingredients, certain nutritional and technological additives and the processing methods used to create the food. They are designed to indicate how beneficial we think a food is likely to be for the majority of dogs when fed on a daily basis for an extended period. Click here for more information
Country of origin:United Kingdom
A technological additive is any substance added to a pet food "for a technological purpose and which favourably affects the characteristics of feed".
The most common categories of technological additives include preservatives and antioxidants, gelling agents and thickeners and probiotics.
While the primary effects of technoloical additives are certainly 'favourable' (increased shelf life in the case of preservatives & antioxidants, better food texture and consistency in the case of gelling agents and thickeners etc.) some have been linked to health problems in pets and should be treated with caution.
Unfortunately, many technological additives do not have to be declared by the manufacturer so just because they do not appear on the label does not necessarily mean they are not in the food. If in doubt, ask the manufacturer directly exactly what technological additives their foods contain.
john smith •6 months ago
Why is chicken still the majority of each of the meals? 4% lamb, 8% beef and 30% chicken, yet you're calling it lamb, there is even still more beef than lamb. That doesnt sit right with me.Butchers Petcare
john smith
•6 months ago
Hi John, We use proteins such as beef and chicken as elements of our products as sources of high quality and highly digestible protein as well as being a source of essential vitamins and minerals that are vital to a four legged friend's health and wellbeing. We also refrain from using any dried meat meals or any ingredients that one would deem “bulkers† or “fillers† and avoid the use of many ingredients believed to be amongst the most common allergens in pet foods. In terms of our recipe flavours, we follow all relevant legal and regulatory framework. Additionally, for our naturally nourishing food for dogs range we not only declare our ingredients list openly and fully, but we are also transparent when it comes to informing our customers of the levels of each ingredients within our recipes. We pride ourselves on being in the minority of brands who do this to ensure that our customers can make well-informed decisions on the food they feed their four legged friends. Nothing is more important to us that providing healthy, nourishing food to help our pooches thrive.Neill •2 years ago
Had a look on here expecting Butchers (which I've been using for years) to be among the low rated ones. So pleased to find that my instinct to use Butchers was right all along. At least by the standards of this website. Scores higher than the Harrington's which we use as a mixer.Butchers Petcare
Neill
•2 years ago
We love this, thanks Neill ðŸ¤